Craig Fire Butte County heating up - 1200+ acres

Update: 8-05-1730hrs - Craig Fire - wildfire mammoth mountain - 1200+ acres - Immediate evacuations have been issued to 12 homes because of a fire that is raging near Oroville, officials said.
Immediate threat: Cedar Tree Lane, Mills Ranch Road, Onyett Road, Kanaka Ranch Road and Island Bar Hill Road.
Erratic winds have caused the Craig fire to make a run east, resulting in immediate threat evacuations to homes located at Mills Ranch Road.
The five roads under immediate threat include: Cedar Tree Lane, Mills Ranch Road, Onyett Road, Kanaka Ranch Road and Island Bar Hill Road.The blaze, which started Sunday, has destroyed 1,000 acres and is currently 30 percent contained.
The fire has destroyed a barn and mobile home.
Precautionary evacuations were issued for Cochise Road, Crystal Ranch Road, Blackhawk Trail and Toyon Hills Drive.
An evacuation center at the Nazarene Church, 2238 Monte Vista Avenue in Oroville.
Update: 8-05-1530hrs - Craig Fire - wildfire mammoth mountain - 1200+ acres -
Huge flareups and spot fires jumping up a half-mile in front of the main blaze on North east flank, and the threat of erratic winds as a storm front approaches , have put an estimated containment date of tonight in doubt.

The Butte County Sheriff's Office has ordered immediate threat evacuations of Kanaka Ranch Road and Onyett Road, west of Lumpkin Road, as the Craig Fire continues to grow.

Officials said up to 50 structures are immediately threatened.

Immediate threat evacuations off of Lumpkin Road above Happy Hollow Lane. Butte County Sheriff Office doing door to door notices. North Valley Animal Disaster Group requested.
Evacuation center at the Nazarine Church.

Butte County is working with the Red Cross to open a shelter for evacuees. The shelter has been established at the Nazarene Church, 2238 Monte Vista Avenue in Oroville.

The shelter will open at 4 p.m. today, with cots arriving at 5 p.m.

CA-BTU- Craig IC - 1000+ acres

Update: 08-05-08 1400hrs - Large header - Inversion layer lifting.
Smoke column rising,
Wolf Mountain NEU can see a large header building.
North Op's Launching heavy tankers out of Redding.
BTU sending 3 immediate need strike teams to Craig Incident.

Previous update -
CA-BTU- Craig IC update: 8-5-08 10:00hrs 700 Cal Fire personnel - 1000 acres 30%
“Fire activity overnight and throughout the day was dramatic,” “It continues to burn actively. Spot fires are causing a lot of heartache.” -Cal Fire-Butte County Capt. Scott McLean

Craig fire
Butte County Fire header building
CA-BTU-Craig 08-05-08 @1400 hrs
Credit: Photo from wildlandfire.com Photo's page - link

Cause:	Under Investigation
Resources Committed :	946 Personnel (850 CAL FIRE) 57 Fire Engines 30 Hand Crews 16 Dozers 4 Watertenders 4 Helicopters
Cooperating Agencies:	CAL FIRE / Butte County Fire, Oroville Fire, Chico Fire, OES, USFS, Butte County Sheriff's Office, CDCR
Conditions:	The fire continues to spread towards the east as it burns in the middle fork of the Feather River Canyon. Progress has been made on the north eastern flank. This afternoon south winds are predicted in the area. CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #5 will assume control of the fire at 8 p.m. tonight.
Phone Numbers:	(530) 538-7826

Comms: Command 2 151.265
Air Tac 22: 151.2875
BCSO "Sunset" for evacs: 151.490
NVADG: 155.2725